Rising From Ashes: The Betrayed Queen Returns

ropped perfectly onto the dusty

al on her wrist. Only three da

in the corner. She wiped the grime away wi

. The scars from the gene extraction, the sic

eel the dark matter and Genesis particles surging through h

s came from the shadow

ped into a flawless combat stance instantly. She lo

ndred-pound steel plate. She flipped it over

a stray. It was a rare, lethal assassination specimen, secretly planted in this abandoned room by Gayla's cronies to finish the

eared back, baring its dripping fangs, r

. She forced a single drop of her own blood-thick wi

incts screamed at the overwhelming, intoxicatin

d forward, its tongue flicking out to ge

hed, replaced by flawless, armored blue plates. Its verti

g securely around her wrist, nuzzling her pul

d smile. She stroked the smooth

A

er dorm room buckled inwa

ed a frantic red. The secur

flattened itself, shifting its color to mimi

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hrough the center of the reinforced door. The me

ott-Vaughn stepped through the wreckage. He gripped the vibr

g there, completely unharmed. His eyes wid

filled with mocking pity. "I designed that blade for you

ing the weapon. "You vicious b

in a vicious arc, aiming straight for Aislinn's collarbo

metal touched her skin, Ai

round the blade with her bare index and middle fingers. A concentrated, localized bio-electromagne

nearly bulged

ce field, burning out the internal motor. The blade stopped dead in he